The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-06-25
News of the Week.

A peculiar affection, whose principal feat.
ure is "a cough that lasts exactly four weeks,
is reported epidemic among residents in a
number of towns and villages along the Hud-
son river, N. Y.
A storm in Manor and Hampstead town
ships, Lancaster county, Penna., last Friday
night, blew down trees, barns and tobacco
sheds, and levelled grain fields. A number
of cattle were killed by lightning.
Six cases of small-po were discovered in
San Francisco on Saturday, all the patients
being white children. A steamer arrived at
San Francisco from Washington Territory
the same day with case of the disease on
board.
Rich gold mines have been found in Eastern
Siberia, a few hundred miles from Yakutsk,
extending over a district hitherto unexplored.
Report declares that the region is a perfect
new California in its greatest days OF the gold
diggings.
Grape growing is becoming quite popular
business in sections of South Carolina, one
of whose papers states that within a radius of
four miles of Walhala there are 68,000 bear
ing grape vines, with about $4,000 more from
one to two years old.
While James Walsh and Henry Stricken
were at work near a large oaken door in the
House of Correction at Chicago, on Friday, a
gust of wind blew the door from its hinges
and it fell upon the men, killing Walsh and
fatally injuring Stricken.
The steamer Champlain, from Cheyboygan
for Chicago, was burned on Thursday night
of last week off Charlevoix, Michigan. There
were 81 persons on board, including the
crew. Twenty-Five are known to be lost, and
seven are reported missing.
- ,.a.t,v &c DSn r,1,,-,,,,s rraro o,ose,u
the Danube river, near Paks, last Sunday the
boat on which they were making the passage
was caught in hurricane and capsized.
Only few of the party were saved. Over
100 bodies have been recovered.
The U. S. Treasurer has prepared a state
ment in regard to the circulating medium,
which shows that the total circulation (coin
and CURRENCY May 81, 1887, was 81 ,297 1885,
$50, being net increase of S58, 566, 545 as
compared with the circulation May 81, 1886.
Last Saturday was the hottest day expert
enced in Chicago since 1881, the temperature
reaching 81 degrees. A number of sunstrokes
were reported, two of them fatal. Tempera-
lures were reported the same day of 80 in the
shade at Richmond, Virginia; 80 at Lynch
burg, Virginia, and 90 in Washington.
A severe shock of earthquake was felt at
Summerville, South Carolina, Sunday morn
ing. at 81 minutes past 10 O'Clock. 1t was
accompanied by ''the most prolonged roar
ing since October 22d, of last year, Moth
ing was felt in Charleston. The shock at
Summerville caused sensible vibration of
houses and furniture"
Thomas R. Ballantine, on the 'Entrench-
ed Camp farm of 265 acres, near Norfolk,
| Va, raised this season 5, 528 barrels of spinach,
6,305 barrels of kale, G, 344 barrels of cabbage
/ af =
clear of everything, was S34 400. He has
his potato crop yet to market, which will
doubtless yield him $4,000.
| By an explosion of gas in the Twin Shaft
at Pittston Junction, Penna., on Saturday
morning, five men were terribly burned and
injured, two of whom, Patrick Barrett and
Edward Mooney, were not expected to recov-
er. The disaster was caused by naked light
| igniting the gas as the men were descending
the shaft. The force of the explosion blew
rock, coal and timber out of the shaft and
shattered the head house at the top into splin-
tiers.
The floods in Hungary are subsiding. The
towns of Mako and Vasarhely are now out of
danger. If the present dry weather continues
the water in the flooded districts will be gone
in five weeks. There is great distress among
the inhabitants of the inundated regions, and
lucIc 10 udilBcT vi ltftTS dTiSlHB ITOm Inc Qe-
caying vegetable matter left by the floods.
Fifteen hundred farmers are totally ruined,
and the entire damage is estimated at So
900. 900.
Albert Taborn, colored, was hanged public
ly at Oxford, North Carolina, on Saturday.
He received his death sentence for burglary
committed after he had attempted to assault
white lady. Threats having been made
that he should not be hanged, a military CON-
pany formed guard around the scaffold.
Taborn's father was hanged at the same place
some years ago, and his brother is now in
Jail at Oxford on the charge of attempting to
burn the town, -',s-,-=..--
0ur Consul General at Frankfort n.the-
Main reports that during the quarter which
ended on March 31st last, the exports to the
United States from the district Of the Consul
late at Frankfort on. the. Main increased ST.
5S8, 600 over the exports for the similar quar-
ter of the previous year. During the same
quarter the Austro- Hungarian exports to the
United States increased $l,11S,655 as COM
pared with the exports for the corresponding
quarter in 1896.
The Chicago Times on Saturday printed
reports of crop conditions collected from
over 1000 points in the Northwest. The gen.
eral prospects for wheat are favorable; there
is largely increased average especially in
Dakota, and the aggregate yield in the North
west promises to be the largest ever known.
The outlook for corn is very good. There
will be short crops of timothy and haxseed,
and the barley crop also threatens to be q
partial failure"
Mrs. Henry Roush, nee Annie Sayre, of
Wood county, w. Va, has celebrated her one
hundreath birthday, At the age of fifteen
she was married to Henry Roush, and from
this union thirteen children we're born, eight
of whom are still living the Oldest being rs
through him are living members Of five gen.
erations. Her great grant children number
about fifty, and her descendants are more
than six hundred in number She is sprghtly
and vigorous, and weighs about 135 pounds.
A violent storm of wind and rain broke
over Wilmington, Delaware, at twenty min.
utes before one o'clock on Wednesday MORN
ing, uprooting trees and unroo6ng buildings.
At Bancroft's Banks, just beyond the city
limits, big oak tree fell on q double frame
dwelling, crushing in the roof and killing
three of the occupants, Mrs, James Noble,
Mrs. George poFaFs, and Mira. Doran's little |
boy, Mr.. Noble was badly hurt. Mrs. |
Mobiles two months old baby, in bed with its
mother, was extrieated from the crushed tim. |
bers and may live.
PARTICULARS OF the tornado IN Dakota on |
Thursday afternoon of last week have been |
received. In Grand Forks twenty five build. |
ings, including the Catholic church and the
University of North Dakota, were DESTROYED,
and four persons were killed. Ten peFsons
were severely injured. In Eas, GRAD Forks
fourteen buildings were destroyed aud two
buildings blown away. A railroad Train was
blown from the track fonr miles from the
town aud rolled over twice, severely iniurinr
many persons. At Marvel and Ardock many
buildings were demolished and two persons
injured, and in Vale township one man was
killed. va
The first train run. west oyer the Allegheny
Mountains with crude petroleum as the only
fuel was mail train west on tic Peunsylya.
aia Railroad, which arrived in Pittsburg on
Friday night. II went through from Altoona
IN time, and il went back, without stick of
timber or seuttle of coal to make steam for
is motor. There was entire uniformity of
,eat in the fire. box, without any stocking 10
make i; The pipes from the 200 gallons of
rude oil in a tank in the tender did the work.
The experiment was complete success.
Splendid time was made and there was no
annoyance from smoke or cinders. The nro-
ess is the invention 0f a Ruscian :